Entrepreneurial gain, cultural similarity and transnational entrepreneurship

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4263175
AutoresFabiola Baltar (0000-0002-2980-0381, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, autor de correspondencia), Ignasi Brunet Icart (0000-0003-4148-2264, Universitat Rovira i Virgili)
Año2013
Volumen13
Número2
Páginas200-220
Fecha de publicación2013-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaGlobal Networks (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1470-2266 • E-ISSN: 1471-0374
EditorialWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/glob.12020
OpenAlexW1985221177
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas65

The aim of this article is to analyse the factors affecting the motivations of immigrant entrepreneurs to generate an entrepreneurial gain (positive impact on home and host countries). We consider that positive reasons for emigrating can increase transnational entrepreneurship and mutual benefits for both societies. To test this hypothesis we present a model using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). This model explains the relations between motivations, cultural similarities, institutions and transnational linkage potentials. We designed anad hocsearch of Argentinean entrepreneurs established in Spain, both as EU citizens and without legal EU status, using online social networks. We applied an online questionnaire to 214 such entrepreneurs. We conclude that institutional rules (formal and informal) greatly influence the location decisions of firms and immigrant entrepreneurs' motivations for starting transnational business because they provide the frame for the development of profitable opportunities

Business · Economic geography · Economics · Entrepreneurship · Immigration · Political science · Sociology · Structural equation modeling · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Marketing